Category Archives: Spoiled Pets

After TPLO: the pupside and the downside

Posted on June 3, 2023 by polloplayer

According to the calendar, Lily is 6.5 weeks into her post-TPLO confinement. According to my brain it feels more like six and a half years. This has been so hard, especially on her, but not gonna lie, no picnic for … Continue reading →

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After TPLO: Humans in training…

Posted on May 20, 2023 by polloplayer

After four long weeks on high alert, we thought we’d mastered the TPLO recovery situation. This is not to say we were enjoying it. The level of vigilance required for keeping our sweet but spirited Lily under “confinement” is something … Continue reading →

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After #TPLO: Not quite hitting our stride

Posted on May 13, 2023 by polloplayer

Three and a half weeks into Lily’s TPLO (Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy) recovery, we are all still on a short leash. The realization that we aren’t even halfway through the first phase (eight weeks confinement, then eight weeks of strengthening, … Continue reading →

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After #TPLO: The good, the bad and the bunnies.

Posted on May 6, 2023 by polloplayer

We are almost three weeks out from our Lily’s Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy surgery, also known as TPLO and perhaps the least favorite acronym we have ever encountered. Basically, Lily blew out her knee and became lame. We’re all limping … Continue reading →

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It’s all fun and games until #TPLO

Posted on April 29, 2023 by polloplayer

We’ve never had a dog like Lily. Any Golden Retriever is the best dog in the world, but our Lily came with an extra helping of oomph. Little did we realize when we brought that sweet puppy home that we … Continue reading →

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Wild Kingdom.

Posted on July 23, 2022 by polloplayer

It had been a typical day. All the usual minutiae with a highlight of a major plumbing crisis under the kitchen sink. Our cocktail reading hour was mercifully upon us at long last and the CE decided the week-old baby … Continue reading →

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Just faux enough away for us.

Posted on April 2, 2022 by polloplayer

When does a groove become a rut? Maybe it’s when you discuss unironically that the morning walk commenced three minutes late and now we would all be off schedule for the entire day. “All” meaning the two elderlies and the … Continue reading →

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Failure to launch?

Posted on March 26, 2022 by polloplayer

Among the many things that no longer seem possible is the idea of packing a suitcase. We returned from San Francisco last month certain we had our travel chops back and we were determined to plan another jaunt right away … Continue reading →

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You lucky dog.

Posted on November 20, 2021 by polloplayer

As we mere mortals hunker down for winter and the onslaught of the holidays, Lily the Wonder Dog just does what she does Every. Single. Day. “Let’s go, Lily”, calls the CE. She jumps in the Jeep and off they … Continue reading →

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My new best friend.

Posted on October 10, 2020 by polloplayer

At least once a day someone – usually me – makes the slip of the tongue, which may actually be a slip of the heart. “Chloe”, we say, fully intending to summon Lily. Ah, it is hard to let go, … Continue reading →

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